Information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus control method, and storage medium

Abstract

An information processing apparatus control method achieves an improvement in terms of operability for a visually-impaired user, and while doing so, facilitates operation aid by another user. A control method for controlling an information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel, and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, includes: assigning a function to move a pointer displayed on the display unit, to the hard numeric keypad unit; and effecting control to display a numeric keypad on the display unit in a case where the function to move the pointer is assigned to the hard numeric keypad unit.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus control method, and a storage medium.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]In an information processing apparatus such as a digital multi-function peripheral (MFP), there is provided a touch panel display unit, which displays graphical user interfaces (hereinafter referred to as “GUI”) for accepting operation by the user, such as soft keys and sliders. This touch panel display unit enables operation through guidance display, etc. as appropriate while switching the requisite GUI display according to the situation, so that it is advantageous in that it can provide the user with many functions in a manner easy to understand.[0005]On the other hand, its flat operation surface makes it rather difficult for a visually-impaired user to judge where to conduct operation. In many cases, a hardware numeric keypad is arr...

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[0008]The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, including: an assigning unit configured to assign to the hard numeric keypad unit a functio

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On the other hand, its flat operation surface makes it rather difficult for a visually-impaired user to judge where to conduct operation.

However, when the operation mode is set to the “voice guidance mode” and a function to move the pointer is assigned to a hardware numeric keypad, it has been impossible to perform numerical input through a numeric keypad.

Thus, when the operation mode is the “voice guidance mode,” if another user such as a person with normal eyesight tries to input a value to aid operation, it has been impossible to effect numerical input since a function different from that for numerical input is assigned to the hardware numeric keypad.

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